Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 73001303 | Built 1794 (1794) Opened 1794 Added to NRHP 7 May 1973 | |
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Jacob Henry House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1794, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay by four bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It rests on a high foundation of ballast stone and has a two-tier, full-width front porch. It was the home of Jacob Henry, who in 1809 entered into a debate over his right as a Jew to hold state office.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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